Title:
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Sustainability motivations and practices in small tourism enterprises in European protected areas
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Author:
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Font Aulet, Xavier; Garay Tamajón, Lluís; Jones, Steve
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Other authors:
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Leeds Beckett University; Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
Abstract:
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A survey of around 900 tourism enterprises in 57 European protected areas shows that small firms are more involved in taking responsibility for being sustainable than previously expected, including eco-savings related operational practices but also reporting a wide range of social and economic responsibility actions. Two-step cluster analysis was used to group the firms in three groups based on their motivations to be sustainable. Business driven firms implement primarily eco-savings activities and are commercially oriented. Legitimization driven firms respond to perceived stakeholder pressure and report a broad spectrum of activities. Lifestyle and value driven firms report the greatest number of environmental, social and economic activities. No profile has a higher business performance than average. The study has implications for policy programmes promoting sustainability behaviour change based primarily on a business case argument. |
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-business case -legitimization -social capital -altruism -lifestyle -corporate social responsibility -caso de negocio -legitimación -capital social -altruismo -estilo de vida -responsabilidad social corporativa -cas de negoci -legitimació -capital social -altruisme -estil de vida -responsabilitat social corporativa -Social responsibility of business -Empreses -- Responsabilitat social -Empresas -- Responsabilidad social |
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(c) Author/s & (c) Journal
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Document type:
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Article Article - Submitted version |
Published by:
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Journal of Cleaner Production
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